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  • A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy

    The Life of Clare of Rimini

    by Jacques Dalarun, Sean L. Field, Valerio Cappozzo ...
    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    This book centers on a fascinating woman, Clare of Rimini (c. 1260 to c. 1324–29), whose story is preserved in a fascinating text. Composed by an anonymous Franciscan, the Life of the Blessed Clare of Rimini is the earliest known saint’s life originally written in Italian, and one of the few such lives to be written while its subject was still living. It tells the story of a controversial woman, ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

  • A Female Apostle in Medieval Italy

    The Life of Clare of Rimini

    by Jacques Dalarun, Sean L. Field, Valerio Cappozzo ...
    Series series The Middle Ages Series
    This book centers on a fascinating woman, Clare of Rimini (c. 1260 to c. 1324–29), whose story is preserved in a fascinating text. Composed by an anonymous Franciscan, the Life of the Blessed Clare of Rimini is the earliest known saint’s life originally written in Italian, and one of the few such lives to be written while its subject was still living. It tells the story of a controversial woman, ... Read more

    $39.99 CAD

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  • Mysteries of the Middle Ages

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    by Thomas Cahill ...
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    **From the national bestselling author of How the Irish Saved Civilization—a fascinating look at how medieval thinkers created the origins of modern intellectual movements.“Intoxicating.... Cahill's command of rich historical detail makes medieval cities and their colorful characters come to alive.” —The Los Angeles TimesAfter the long period of decline known as the Dark Ages, medieval Europe ... Read more

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  • Reluctant Saint

    The Life of Francis of Assisi

    by Donald Spoto ...
    Series series Compass
    Acclaimed biographer Donald Spoto strips away the legends from the life of Francis of Assisi to reveal the true story of a man who has too often been obscured by pious iconography. Drawing on unprecedented access to unexplored archives, plus Francis's own letters, Spoto places Francis within the context of the multifaceted ecclesiastical, political, and social forces of medieval Italy, casting new ... Read more

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  • Francis of Assisi

    A New Biography

    by Augustine Thompson ...
    "I recommend this book strongly to anyone serious about understanding Francis of Assisi. I admire the clarity and brevity of the writing. With decisiveness, Thompson cuts through the conflicting medieval accounts of each event in Francis' life, adjusts for the hagiographers' spin and creates a credible chronology out of the blurry dates. His knowledge of medieval Italy allows him to provide ... Read more

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  • Geometry Of Love

    by Margaret Visser ...
    Visser spins a fascinating and detailed web of mythology, history, early Christian theology, Roman culture and contemporary practice as she unfolds the layers of meaning in the architecture of the small but ancient Christian church of St. Agnes in Rome. She enables the reader to discover the meanings expressed by any church, anywhere. The Geometry of Love was made into a prize-winning documentary ... Read more

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  • Renaissance Woman

    The Life of Vittoria Colonna

    by Ramie Targoff ...
    A biography of Vittoria Colonna, confidante of Michelangelo, scion of one of the most powerful families of her era, and a pivotal figure in the Italian RenaissanceRamie Targoff's Renaissance Woman tells of the most remarkable woman of the Italian Renaissance: Vittoria Colonna, Marchesa of Pescara. Vittoria has long been celebrated by scholars of Michelangelo as the artist's best friend—the two of ... Read more

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  • Fr. Gabriele Amorth

    The Official Biography of the Pope's Exorcist

    by Domenico Agasso ...
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    “Among men, a special role is played by exorcists. They are like the tips of diamonds in this army that counters evil with good. They are priests chosen to drive out the extraordinary presence of Satan and his army.”-Fr. Gabrielle AmorthWhen Fr. Gabriele Amorth passed away on September 16, 2016 at the age of ninety, he had given everything to Christ and His Church. He performed as many as twelve ... Read more

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    5 Steps to Being a Saint

    by Monsignor Anthony Figueiredo ...
    A beautiful new life of Carlo Acutis the IT enthusiast who died at just 15 years old but lived his life for Christ. The author introduces us to the five simple practices which helped to make Blessed Carlo Acutis the first Millennial Blessed. Richly illustrated with photographs of Blessed Carlo and with a great selection of his sayings this is an ideal introduction to a wonderful life.“We make a ... Read more

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  • Divas in the Convent

    Nuns, Music & Defiance in 17th-Century Italy

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